Reviews

Mystery was a bit curious. Is it a comedy or drama? The leads and suspects were okay. A typical Hallmark story where the female lead, in this case a travel writer, finds a body and then gets in over her head trying to solve it. There's a lot of scenery to take in, but the script and casting are lacking in depth. Would not mind seeing more of the leads, but the supporting cast has little to do, which is fortunate because they can't act. Needs the charm of a series like Murder She Baked.

OK, I made it through this film. I somehow got the feeling I had missed something, like I had tuned in to a soap opera already in progress. It seems that there was a previous film and then it sort of made sense. The problem is some people never saw the first one and didn't know the characters. It was a miscalculation to make the assumption that viewers joining the ranch would know what was going on. Anyhow the script and story were predicable. Acting, for the most part, was mediocre. Voight and Caan have, as a friend of mine used to say, have "reached." Teri Polo and, surprisingly, Bo Derek gave charming and credible performances considering the script they had to work with. It was a mishmash, choppy and hard to follow. It may put you to sleep, so if you need a good nap, go for it. As for me, I hope Hallmark puts this ranch project on permanent hiatus.